Ellen DeGeneres took a shot at Donald Trump this week, saying that the president is not welcome on her show. The moment came during an interview with Today’s Matt Lauer.
Before the interview began, Lauer expressed surprise that DeGeneres had invited her studio audience to witness the conversation as it happened. Not long afterward, it became clear why. She needed them to support the answers she was about to give.
A couple minutes into their chat, Lauer asked DeGeneres if she would ever consider inviting Trump onto Ellen. “Uhm… no,” she responded. The crowd did exactly what they were supposed to do: They responded with enthusiastic applause.
In any other situation, DeGeneres’ answer might be considered cowardly — or at least pandering. After all, she has invited multiple prominent conservatives on her show before. But the audience’s approval made it clear why she said what she said. Attacking Trump is what she is expected to do — and she’s more than willing to oblige if it keeps her audience happy. With that sort of response, who is Lauer to object?
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BOTH. NO WAY COULD SHE HANDLE TRUMP. TRUMP IS REAL, SHE IS F**E. SIMPLE. WHAT AMERICAN WOULD NOT WELCOME OUR PRESIDENT. ONLY A UN AMERICAN COWARD, AND SHE IS.
dumb,dee,dumb,dumb…………
I am sure he was just dying to do and is crushed now that u won’t give him a platform on which to sell himself to the human debris who watch your grotesquely tawdry “show”
Neither am I to ever watch such stupid unintelligent c**p.
We used to watch her all the time until she started siding with the crazy liberals. Needless to say Ash isn’t interested in watching her any longer.
As if he wants to be on your inane show
Who the hell would want to be on your show?
And ur not welcome in my home on my tv
She is not welcome on my TV!
Yessir